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Now 40 years old, Shoppers World Brampton was at one point in the 1970s Canada's top selling mall, per square foot. Currently it is host to over 190 stores, including Canadian Tire, Winners, Zellers and Staples/Business Depot. It is located at 499 Main Street South in Brampton, Ontario.
Newly-renovated food court.
The parking lot is outfitted with a fully functional bus terminal which features connections to Brampton Transit as well as Mississauga Transit systems. There is also a GO Transit bus stop located on the opposite end of the parking lot.
[edit] History
The site of Shopper's World was a farmer's field purchased by Canadian developer Charles Watson of Peel Elder Ltd., and was developed by Peel Elder Ltd., the developer of the Brampton's Peel Village community. It opened in 1969 as Brampton's first indoor mall. Major tenants at the time were Kmart, Dominion and Canada Safeway. There was also a movie theater at one time, which closed after several years. It was gutted, and re-opened as a Jumbo Video. The projection booth served as the manager's office.
Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World Brampton.
There has been a recent massive renovation of the shopping complex, causing a new wave of customers to come in and a new generation's interest to be piqued. It is also notable that Shoppers World Brampton is home to some of Brampton's oldest family-operated businesses.
The addition of a Canadian Tire big-box store to the Main Street side of the mall greatly changed the facade of the mall. Many smaller stores were moved or closed to allow for the inclusion of this additional anchor store. Staples Business Depot, another big-box format store, also moved into the mall in the locations previously held by Winners and Fabricland. The Bay closed in May 2007, and Price Chopper closed a few months later, and has since been replaced by Ocean's Fresh Food Market, which opened in July 2008.
[edit] Anchors
- Zellers (121,490 sq ft (11,287 m2))
- Canadian Tire (83,500 sq ft (7,760 m2))
- Oceans Fresh Food Market (42,150 sq ft (3,916 m2))
- Winners (30,357 sq ft (2,820 m2))
- Staples Business Depot (26,590 sq ft (2,470 m2))
[edit] Throughout history
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The Brampton Story. Brampton, ON: Windsor Publication for the Brampton Board of Trade. 1977. p. 33.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 43°39′58.18″N 79°44′15.05″W / 43.6661611°N 79.7375139°W / 43.6661611; -79.7375139
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